USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 06/10/22-06/11/22

NAME OF EVENT: Professional Racking Horse Trainers Association Show

CITY AND STATE: Huntsville, AL

HIO: AHS

TYPE OF EVENT (SHOW, SALE, EXHIBITION OR AUCTION): Show

EVENT TOTALS PADDED FLAT

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PERF

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TOTALS

Number of Classes Scheduled 35 17 3 55

Number of Classes Cancelled 10 3 1 14

Total Number of Classes 25 14 2 41

Number of Entries 72 41 6 119

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 10 1 2 13

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 87 54 6 147

DQP FINDINGS PADDED FLAT PERF TOTALS

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

8 0 1 9

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned inspection

1 0 0 1

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

7 0 0 7

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 16 0 1 17

Total number of non-HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 0 0 0 0

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

HPA noncompliances 14 0 1 15

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

non-HPA noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Note: Total scratches reflect all horses that were registered and listed on the class sheets but didn’t check-in for inspection.
USDA FINDINGS PADDED FLAT

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PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number Pre-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 20 5 1 26

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 6 0 0 6

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 26 5 1 32

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and returned to 

DQPs 1 0 0 1

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and referred to 

DQPs 7 0 0 7

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 10 0 1 11

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Event 

Management for disqualification 4 0 1 5

Number of horses disqualified by Event Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 2 0 1 3

MANAGEMENT ACTION PADDED FLAT

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EVENT 

TOTALS

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for HPA 

noncompliances 15 0 2 17

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for non-HPA 

noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management 15 0 2 17

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral Sensitivity 1 0 0 1

Unilateral Sensitivity 3 0 0 3

Scar Rule 1 0 0 1

Prohibited Substance 4 0 0 4

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 1 1

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0
HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Unilateral Sensitivity 1 0 0 1

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 1 0 0 1

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 5 0 0 5

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral Sensitivity 1 0 0 1

Unilateral Sensitivity 1 0 1 2

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 3 0 0 3

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral Sensitivity 1 0 0 1

Unilateral Sensitivity 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 1 0 0 1

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 3 0 0 3
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) PADDED FLAT

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PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Radiographed 11 0 0 11

Number of Horses with Prohibited Metal/Object Present 0 0 0 0

Number of Horses with Other - please specify: 0 0 0 0

Horses Found Noncompliant by DQPs (USDA referred to DQP based on DR 

results) 0 0 0 0

PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TESTING (Swab Sample) PADDED FLAT

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PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Swabbed 18 8 1 27

IRIS IMAGING PADDED FLAT

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EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Imaged 0 0 0 0